nationalisations

[US]/ˌnæʃənəlai'zeiʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. nationalization

Example Sentences

Nationalisation of the healthcare system is a controversial topic.

Some argue for the nationalisation of key industries.

The nationalisation of banks was a major policy change.

Nationalisation can lead to increased government control.

The nationalisation of natural resources is a sensitive issue.

Opponents of nationalisation argue for privatization instead.

The nationalisation of the energy sector is being considered.

Nationalisation can impact the economy in various ways.

The nationalisation of industries was a common practice in the past.

Real-world Examples

The welfare state, income tax, nationalisation, all grew out of conflict and crisis.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And are we starting to think about a nationalisation of Credit Suisse instead?

Source: Financial Times Podcast

In July 1956, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal, threatening British and French economic interests.

Source: Character Profile

On November 30th Jean-Marc Ayrault, the prime minister, announced that the blast furnaces would not be restarted, and that talk of nationalisation was off the agenda.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The real fear is that what has become in recent years a fairly market-driven, freewheeling economy might see a wave of nationalisations, undoing years of hard-fought progress.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So when they announced nationalisation, a lot of people said, OK, well, you know, what are you going to do differently if you have 100 per cent of this company?

Source: Financial Times

Arab oil embargoes, nationalisation of oil production in the Persian Gulf and the arrival of buccaneering trading houses such as Glencore, Vitol and Trafigura saw the Sisters lose their sway.

Source: Economist Business

He was scathing of his successor Eden's handling of the Suez Crisis of 1956 following the Egyptian President, Gamal Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal in which Britain was a major stakeholder.

Source: Character Profile

In 2019, as part of the seemingly endless mop-up of Indira Gandhi's banking nationalisation half a century ago, the government announced that 27 state-owned banks would become 12, with many branches closing.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

And it does King and his quest an injustice to suggest he called only for colour-blindness and not, as he put it in 1967, " a reconstruction of the entire society" , perhaps involving the nationalisation of industry and a guaranteed basic income.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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